Top for vehicles and the like.



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TOP FOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION HLEU IEB. 21 I916- Iatented Aug. 13, 1918.

30. its extehded' pg MAX BUCK, OF DETROIT, MIGHIGAN.

TOP FOR VEHICLES AND THE LIKE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Max Boon, a sub ect of the Em eror of Germany, res1d1ng at Detroit, Mic i-gan, have invented certain new 6 and useful Improvements in Tops for Veh 1- else and the like, of which the followlng is a specification.

My present invention relates to .II'IIPIOVG- ments 1n tops, hoods or covers designed for use on'vehicles of any kind, motor-boats, etc., and has for its object to provide an extremely simple, economical and efiic ent construction, which may be folded and unfolded by asingle operator without disturbing the occupants of the vehlcle and which will dispense with the neoesslty for the use of what are known as strainers between the several bows, wh ch are designed ito relieve the covering of the strain 1mparted by the weight of the frame when the to is in its unfolded or extended position.

. ith these and other objects in view, the invention includes then'ove'l features of con struction and arrangement and combination 5 ofarts hereinafter described and particular y defined by the appended claims. Two embodiments of mv'invention are illustrated in theaccornpanying drawings, in which Figure-ids a side elevation of a top in Ig 'I. F1 2 is avv e showlng the said top 1 a Part-1% folded" osition. f v 0 iiisand, are views of modifications, Re errin byreferenoeeharacters to these 85 drawin thelnumeral 1 deslgnates the main how, 2 t e rear bow and 3 the cutriggerbow. latter has its rear ends connected to ,the'jmain bow by upper and lower setsof hand fi respective'ly. Thelower lmks piv m'ny connected to the side arms or ,sof -the main bow ,1 b pivots, inchand-to the rear on s of the arms Ebystop hinges, as indicated at i 91! Jinks 4 are connected at their side anus or standards oi. w ii by pivots indicated at 4' h V crward ends to the arms of the vote 4', which are located some- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 21, 1918.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

Serial No, 79,697

what in advance of the stop hinges 5. The links 5 are provided with extensions which,

of the pivots 5, indicated at 5, and these extensions are connected by a flexible device 6 such, for example, as a wire rope, with the rear how 2. This flexible element, connecting said rear bow to the extension with the front bow 1, avoids the necessity of the use of strainers between said bows 1 and 2, while at the same time in the folding of the top said flexible element 6, acting on the extension of the link, serves to cause the ortion of the top frame in advance of the ow 1 to fold practically in a horizontal line,

causing the stop hinge 5" to break downwardly and the front end of the bow to move rearwardlywithout drop ing.

If the space between t. e main bow 1 and the outrigger how 3 be such asto require an intermediate support, I may provide an aux- .iliary how 7 having its arms pivoted at i provided between the standards 1 and 2, such-an aug'iiliary bow; being indicated at 8 and having its extremlties pivoted to the a mainrear bow arm an outrigger bow, av

pair of links ivotally connected toznfllid standard one a are the other-and to aid outrigger bow one in advance of the other, one-of said linlcs. having a part extending in In this event standards 1. In such case the auxiliary bow 5 50 in the form shown in Fig. 1, are in the rear mmof H5 pivol', and a flexible link directly mum-cling will extended part with the main 11 111 bow arm.

2. In a vehicle top n main how standard, a main rear bow arm, a, rear supplemental how arm, an outrigger bow arm, a pair 0 link-s connecting saidontrigger bow arm to the standard, one of said links having an vxtensiun, means connecting said extension to tho roan supplomonlal bow arm, and n 10 flexible (f()ll|l('.('ll0ll from said extension to the main rear lmw arm.

In testimony 410M131 nl'l'ix my signature in Presence of two nilmw-"svs.

MAX BUCH. l'vil'nesses:

ll. I). SILLIN('I'|UN, E. M. WALKER.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 1,275,21' 4.

It, is hereby certified that Letters Patent No. 1,275,214, granted August 13,1918,

. upon the application of Max Blmh. of Dan-nit. ivhigan, for an improvement, in

Tupl for Vvhir'lus and tlm Like," wvro nl'l'um'nusly issuml lu Hm inveulor, said Buck. ins solo owm-r of said im'vnlilm, whnrvus said Lmtvrs Pnlent should have been issuod to [Inn-y l1. lz'rhrm-rfs, ql'Jm-Awnn, .UL-lrignn, as nssiguuc of the entire rig M, ns'shmyn by 111v records of ussignlnmns in U'ais uflicu; and that the said Let-- tors Patent should be read with this cnrrection therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

' Signed and sealed this 17th day of Svplmnlwr, A. 1)., 19h

[SEAL] r. W. I]. CLAY,

Arti'lq/ Commission-0r of Patents. 101. 21-452. 

